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Gary Slutzky (1952-2024)
We are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Vice President Gary Slutzky. He was an incredible friend of the MTHS. A mover and shaker, he would see what needed to be done and would just do it. He was an active spokesperson for the Society with our local, county and state officials and representatives. He was key to the MTHS securing the NYS grant for the continuing restoration of our historic 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. He led the effort to install a historic marker on Ski Bowl Road honoring the establishment of Camp Jened at that location and the connection Camp Jened had to the creation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. He worked hard to recruit new Board members. At Board meetings he could be counted on to provide an element of levity. He was a fount of knowledge about Mountain Top history and an inveterate collector of ephemera related to the Mountain Top grand hotels and railroads and road and bridge construction. The depth of his legacy is yet to be calculated, it runs so very deep and wide.
He will be profoundly missed. His untimely passing represents a huge loss for us and the entire Mountain Top community. We extend our deepest sympathies to Barbara and their children and to the entire Slutzky family.
Adrienne S. Larys
President
Above are photos of Gary working on the rehabilitation of the Ulster and Delware Train Station, an image of the Camp Jened historical marker Gary had installed on Ski Bowl Road, some images of Gary from the MTHS’s Harding Ball in 1991, and an image of Gary and Barbara at the opening of the Visitors Center.
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A view of the Kaaterskill Rail Trail on the MTHS campus. Walk this serene trail to access the top of Kaaterskill Falls.
Find the trail just beyond the 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station. It is a pleasant 1.5 mile walk to the falls and trail junctions with North-South Lake State Park.
The 1913 Ulster & Delaware Train Station on the MTHS campus, the last of its kind in Greene County. MTHS fully restored the train station with the help of generous volunteers and donors.
The station was originally built in 1913 and opened in 1914 to replace a small station in Haines Falls that was no longer adequate to handle the stream of tourists heading to the hotels and boarding houses in the area. Before being purchased by the MTHS, the station was a private home. It has been listed on national and state historic registers.
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